London Transport Museum reopens forgotten Tube stations after 150 years

The London Transport Museum has reopened long-abandoned sections of the London Underground, offering public tours of historic stations that have been closed for over 150 years. The tours, priced at nearly £40 (€45), are almost sold out. Among the sites is Aldwych station, used as a film set for productions such as Darkest Hour (2017), Sherlock (2014), Mr Selfridge (2013), and Atonement (2007). Another is Down Street in Mayfair, which served as Winston Churchill's personal bunker during World War II, where he issued orders. The London Underground, known as The Tube, opened on January 10, 1863, between Paddington and Farringdon Street. It now comprises 380 stations, over 400 km of track, and 11 lines. During WWII, many stations were used as air-raid shelters, military bases, and secret command centers.